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Vint Cerf on the mobile internet

Posted on by John Yunker

Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, speaking on the future of the Internet:

When Google News for mobile devices became available in French, the biggest spike in usage outside France was in C?te d’Ivoire. In the developing world especially, the proliferation of mobile devices and improvements in the ability of those devices to access the web will accelerate access to information.

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  • 1 My Ghillie » Vint Cerf on the Mobile Internet // Oct 18, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, speaking on the future of the Internet: When Google News for mobile devices became available in French, the biggest spike in usage outside France was in C?te d’Ivoire. In the developing world especially, the proliferation of mobile [...]

  • 2 Vint Cerf on the future of the internet in developing countries | Tightgrid // Oct 18, 2007 at 7:58 pm

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